Roadside Inspection 88823902

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Virginia • Carrier: EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC (USDOT 3583636) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88823902
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROANOKE VA
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 9400 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C8931B (GA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 22.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in Virginia
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,838 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2026
vs typical at ROANOKE VA
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 448 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.47B-BMBCBD-SA (Drum Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.47B-BMBCBD-SA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSFHASR7VC087343 GA C8931B INTERNATIONAL 9400 1997
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA062641507120 ME 5127740 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2004

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47B-BMBCBD-SA Drum Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.51C-BLPW Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88775479 Aug 23, 2026 PA L2 12 OOS
88775476 Aug 23, 2026 PA L3 5 OOS

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